Sights & Attractions in Boston

Things to Do in Downtown Boston

Name	Category	Location

Benjamin Franklin Statue/Boston Latin School This stop on the Freedom Trail commemorates the famous revolutionary...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Downtown Boston

Boston Massacre Site Directly in front of the Old State House a circle of cobblestones...	Memorials / Monuments	Downtown Boston

Boston Opera House Originally the B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre in the days of vaudeville...	Arts / Performance Venues	Downtown Boston

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum After a lengthy renovation, the museum is, as of this writing...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Boston

Boston Tea Party Site The Boston Tea Party occurred on Atlantic Avenue near Congress...	Memorials / Monuments	Downtown Boston


Children's Museum Most children have so much fun here that they don't realize they're...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Boston

Chinatown Boston's Chinatown may seem small, but it's said to be the third...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Downtown Boston

Christopher Columbus Park It's a short stroll from the Financial District to a view of...	Parks	Downtown Boston

Federal Reserve Tower On Atlantic Avenue, across from South Station, is this striking...	Financial Institutions	Downtown Boston

King's Chapel Both somber and dramatic, King's Chapel looms over the corner...	Religious Sites	Downtown Boston

King's Chapel Burying Ground Legends linger in this oldest of the city's cemeteries. Glance...	Cemeteries	Downtown Boston

Leather District Opposite South Station and inside the angle formed by Kneeland...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Downtown Boston

Memorial to the Irish Famine A reminder of the rich immigrant past of this most Irish of American...	Memorials / Monuments	Downtown Boston

New England Aquarium This aquarium challenges you to really imagine life under and...	Zoos / Aquariums	Downtown Boston

Old City Hall Just outside this site sits Richard S. Greenough's bronze statue...	Government Buildings	Downtown Boston

Old Corner Bookstore Site Through these doors, between 1845 and 1865, passed some of the...	Houses / Mansions	Downtown Boston

Old South Meeting House This is the second-oldest church building in Boston, and were...	Religious Sites	Downtown Boston

Old State House This colonial-era landmark has one of the most recognizable facades...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Boston

Rowes Wharf Take a Beacon Hill redbrick town house, blow it up to the nth...	Marinas / Piers	Downtown Boston

South Station The colonnaded granite structure is the terminal for all Amtrak...	Transportation Sites	Downtown Boston

State Street During the 19th century State Street was headquarters for banks...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Downtown Boston

U.S. Custom House This 1847 structure resembles a Greek Revival temple that appears...	Architectural Sites	Downtown Boston
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